RT Journal
A1 Hingson R
T1 SEx differences in adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in magazines
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 2004
FD July 1
VO 158
IS 7
SP 702
OP 704
DO 10.1001/archpedi.158.7.702-a
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.158.7.702-a
AB
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey,1 of the nearly 15 million high school students nationwide, 34% have consumed 5 or more alcoholic drinks on at least 1 occasion in the past month and 7% drank 5 or more alcoholic drinks on at least 6 occasions in the past month, which adds up to approximately 1 million high school students. Ninety-two percent of alcohol consumed by 12- to 14-year-olds is consumed by persons who drank 5 drinks or more per occasion, and 96% of alcohol consumed by 15- to 20-year-olds is consumed by persons who have had 5 or more drinks.2